By Priya, January 29, 2019
What is Screen Time :
Screen time includes usage of smartphones, playing video games, watching television etc.
Excess screen time is the major problem we commonly see in kids and adults these days.It ranges from 3 to 5 hours a day.
Here is a quick fact:
Children who watch screens and play video games for hours each day miss :
- Face-to-face interactions.
- Social connections.
- Playtime.
As per research children who spend most of the time in front of the screen are most likely to face health issues affecting their eyes and brain as well.
Main factors which affect your child include :
- Less connected to the real world.
- They can’t concentrate on their studies and unable to do home works.
- Not active and might have depression.
- They don’t interact with family members.
- They face difficulty in falling asleep hence they don’t sleep on time.
- Spend less time to play.
Why do we need to Limit screen time in kids ?
Kids try to imitate the characters they see in the screens. They imagine themselves in those characters and they tend to act like the same character what they have seen. This might cause the problem as the children are not mature enough to understand between the real and imaginary world.
It is common today kids spend most of the time on screen more than the outdoor activities. As a parent, it is our responsibility to limit screen time.
Benefits of limited screen time :
- Kids are highly energetic.
- Able to spend more time on outdoor activities.
- More healthy and active.
- Able to sleep on time
